Dark Psytrance

Dark psytrance (killer psytrance, dark psy, horror trance, horror psy, black trance) is a darker, faster and more distorted form of psychedelic trance music, with tempo ranges usually from 145 to 180 BPM. Originating in Russia and Germany, the style has recently expanded to other countries worldwide. Characteristics Dark psytrance generally does not use vocals, though sampling is common, with speech and other kind of samples usually being taken from different kind of movies (especially horror or sci-fi movies), or occasionally from other tracks.